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Race 5 (209)

DANDELION HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 MIGHTY EQUUS (P112) N Callan V-/B2 Erratic start. Ridden hard. Sat 4 back off the leader on the fence, drifted to 2nd last at 730m, mid track on home turn. Ridden out to win well.
2 3 HIT THE BID (P214) M Demuro V/XB Jumped & restrained to sit handy. Followed the leader, one-paced at 150m, responded under drive to finish close 2nd.
3 6 MONTE CASTELLO (S053) K Teetan H/P Jumped well. Led at 950m, kept up a good gallop but weak in the finish.
4 8 SEA WARRIOR (P411) A Atzeni TT Restrained after jump. Sat 4 off leader at 850m, stayed glued to the fence. Ran on nicely along the rails.
5 1 WILD BOY (S028) U Rispoli B Jumped and ridden to share the lead early, headed to sit handy at 940m 3-wide, bumped at 850m. Kept grinding away.
6 7 STAG KNIGHT (S207) J Moreira P/TT Jumped cleanly. Sat midfield 1 off the fence, wide home turn & plugged on. Still green.
7 9 GREAT TOPLIGHT (T031) C Reith TT Restrained after jumping from wide gate. Last at 900m, held up in run at 210m and kept on in an improved effort.
8 5 NAUGHTY BABY (N346) A Suborics B/TT Jumped cleanly & 2nd last early stages, held up 490m, checked 250m & shifted back to inside. Ran on but not a factor.
9 4 NATURAL TEAM (P257) B Prebble TT Jumped well and bumped soon after. Shared lead early stages, restrained to box seat at 850m after getting a bump. Bit keen before home turn & plugged on.
10 10 DARK CORE (S293) C Y Ho P Not rushed at the start. Bit keen early, on heels at 700m, 4-wide before the final turn, nothing under the whip in closing stages.
11 11 COSTA DEL SOL (M111) K C Leung B-/TT Jumped to race 5-wide early, niggled home turn & under the whip. No finish.
12 12 TRENDIFUL (S185) M L Yeung B/TT Handy but 6-wide early, covered ground 3-wide throughout and weakened right out.
B : Blinkers BO : Blinker with one cowl only CC : Cornell Collar CP : Sheepskin Cheek Pieces
CO : Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side E : Ear Plugs H : Hood P : Pacifier
PC : Pacifier with cowls PS : Pacifier with one cowl SB : Sheepskin Browband SR : Shadow Roll
TT : Tongue Tie V : Visor VO : Visor with one cowl XB : Crossed Nose Band
"1" : First time "2" : Replaced "-" : Removed